A host of factors conspired against Sophie B. Wright Middle School this year, including a midyear campus change, a revolving cast of teachers, a shortage of learning materials and discipline problems that are out of control in some classes.
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Students fall behind in grade school, and by the time they're in the eighth grade, many have at best a fifth-grade education. Getting them ready to pass the LEAP test means teaching not only eighth-grade lessons, but elementary-school concepts.
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